Stone Golem:

It’s time for the last golem. Will it be an interesting one? Probably not! Let’s find out!

Stone golems have pretty much no lore. It’s just two descriptive paragraphs of how flexible they are in construction and how powerful they can be. It’s just like the iron golem; brief, pointless, and boring. Next.

Design: Angery Statue

This looks like something you’d see in an Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider game. You’d do an elaborate puzzle to open its eye or mouth or something and there’d be a gemstone inside. Once you took it out, the room would start to shake, the statue would come to life, and you’d probably fight it. Or run away while everything collapses.

That description sounds much more interesting than the design itself. It’s just an angry looking statue. A fun set piece, a staple in any treasure hunting story? Yes. Original and creative? Far from it.

Stats: Statue Smash

This guy isn’t as durable as the iron golem. Stone can’t compare to iron, after all. Still, it has a decently high AC and a large pool of HP that would be enough to make any player sweat. Especially when combined to its long list of immunities (poison, psychic, all melee that isn’t magical/adamantine, conditions), immunity to form changing spells, and advantage for all spell effects.

The rest is fairly simple. It has a decently powerful slam attack that it can use twice per turn. That, or it can cast Slow, cutting a victim’s speed in half and leaving them with only one action per turn. Aside from that, it’s a very straight-forward slug fest. Fun for a time, but fairly boring.

Placement

This may be one of the most boring monsters we’ve discussed so far. It has no thrilling lore, its design isn’t especially memorable, and its stats make for a long and somewhat boring fight. Definitely the least interesting golem of the lot.

With all that in mind, let’s put the Stone Golem on the Best of the Bestiary!

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112. Stone Golem <——————–
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